And We Go On – a WWI Memoir
After spending the past twelve months editing and publishing two novels, I am finally able to return to a manuscript I haven’t touched in more than a year. Time and Regret interleaves the stories
April 8, 2014
After spending the past twelve months editing and publishing two novels, I am finally able to return to a manuscript I haven’t touched in more than a year. Time and Regret interleaves the stories
When I decided to include a wedding in my upcoming novel Lies Told in Silence, research was my first thought. What were the etiquette and customs for French weddings and
Today Ian Skillicorn of Corazon Books talks about Diana Raymond‘s novel Lily’s Daughter. Corazon Books, which is dedicated to bringing readers “great stories with heart”, is reissuing Raymond’s novel, originally
Helen Hollick, UK Indie Editor for the Historical Novel Society has selected Unravelled as Editor’s Choice. Helen calls Unravelled ‘a passionate, unmissable read’. I’m incredibly excited about this news. Thank
While preparing a post about the Vimy Memorial dedication ceremony, I came across a poem written by Frederick George Scott. In 1914, at the age of 53, Scott enlisted with
The battle for Vimy Ridge is of central importance to Unravelled and to my upcoming novel, Lies Told in Silence. It’s a battle that defined Canada’s participation in WWI earning
One of the most visited posts on A Writer of History is WWI Fashion so I decided to do a second post and a deeper dive into the factors influencing
Rachel, a frequent visitor to A Writer of History and a beta-reader for Unravelled, suggested I post something from a second novel planned for release in March 2014. Thanks for
On Friday I posted photos that helped me imagine the small town of Beaufort that features in Lies Told in Silence (an upcoming novel to be released next year) and
In 2010 I had the good fortune to travel to northern France where so much took place in both world wars. Since much of my writing is set during WWI,
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